GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
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| quorum | a select group |
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| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
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